Budapest vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$707
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$3278
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
82
93
🏙️ Population
1.69M
662K

The cost of living in Budapest is 44% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4312th and 931st ($1377 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Canada, respectively. Check Hungary vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 636th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Vancouver

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Budapest Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$19787

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812